The Relationship Between Career Plateau and Organizational Indifference in Iranian Sports Organizations. Case Study: Ilam Province Sports and Youth Departments

The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between job plateauing and organizational indifference in Iranian sports organizations (Case Study: Ilam Province Sports and Youth Departments). The research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Ilam Province Sports and Youth Departments, 146 people. Due to the limited statistical population, the statistical sample of this study was considered equal to the entire population. To collect information, Milliman's (1992) job plateauing questionnaire and Danai Fard et al.'s (2010) organizational indifference questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, graphs and tables) and inferential statistics (Kolmogrov-Smirnov test and Pearson correlation and stepwise regression) were used to analyze the data. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between all dimensions of job plateauing and organizational indifference in Ilam Province Sports and Youth Departments. This means that with the increase in job plateau, organizational indifference increases. According to the results, it can be admitted that the lack of attention to the phenomenon of job plateau will increase various dimensions of organizational indifference in sports organizations. Therefore, it is suggested that managers of organizations should take action towards job enrichment, establishing a system for evaluating employee performance, and increasing their support and training.